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Bhagavad  -ը        ក្រាប់     ⓘ    គឺ As It Is
[Ch. 9]
is guaranteed. He is above all materialistic criticism, just as Krşna is above all criticism.
TEXT 29
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः । ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम् ॥२९॥
samo ’haṁ sarva-bhūteṣu  
 na me dveṣyo ’sti na priyaḥ  
 ye bhajanti tu māṁ bhaktyā  
 mayi te teṣu cāpy aham
samah —equally disposed;  aham —I;  sarva-bhūteṣu —to all living entities;  na —no one;  me —Mine;  dveṣyaḥ —hateful;  asti —is;  na —nor;  priyaḥ —dear;  ye —those;  bhajanti —render transcendental service;  tu —yet;  mām —unto Me;  bhaktyā —in devotion;  mayi —unto Me;  te —such persons;  teṣu —in them;  ca —also;  api —certainly;  aham —I.
TRANSLATION
I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.
PURPORT
One may question here that if Kṛṣṇa is equal to everyone and no one is His special friend, then why does He take a special interest in the devotees who are always engaged in His transcendental service? But this is not discrimination; it is natural. Any man in this material world may be very charitably disposed, yet he has a special interest in his own children. The Lord claims that every living entity—in whatever form—is His son, and as such He provides everyone with a generous supply of the necessities of life. He is just like a cloud which pours rain all over, regardless whether it falls on rock or land or water. But for His devotees, He gives specific attention. Such devotees are mentioned here: they are always in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and therefore they are always transcendentally situated in Kṛṣṇa. The very phrase Kṛṣṇa consciousness suggests that those who are in such consciousness are living transcendentalists, situated in Him. The Lord says here distinctly, “ mayi te ,” “in Me.” Naturally, as a result, the Lord is also in them. This is reciprocal. This also explains the words:  asti na priyaḥ/ye bhajanti : “Whoever surrenders unto Me, proportionately I take care of